SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE LIGHT DENSITY - INNOPHOS

SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE LIGHT DENSITY - INNOPHOS is utilized as a sequestrant, deflocculant, and descaling agent in water treatment and sanitation. It serves as a deflocculating agent in cement slurries, a dispersant in clay products, a peptizing agent in oil drilling muds, and a detergent builder.

Ingredient Name: Sodium Tripolyphosphate

Labeling Claims: Halal, Kosher

Synonyms: Sodium metaphosphate oxide (Na5(PO3)3O), Pentasodium triphosphate (Na5P3O10 ), Sodium tripolyphosphate (Na5P3O10 ), Sodium polyphosphate (Na5P3O10 ), Sodium triphosphate (Na5P3O10 ), Sodium phosphate (Na5P3O10 ), Pentasodium tripolyphosphate, Pentasodium triphosphate, Tripolyphosphate soda, Na5P3O10

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Identification & Functionality

Country of Origin
Canada
Ingredient Name
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
Tilley Product Number
11948-01
Food Ingredients Functions
Sequestering Agent
Industrial Additives Functions
Deflocculating Agent,
Descaler,
Sequestering Agent,
Water Softener
Molecular formula
Na₅P₃O₁₀
Technologies
CASE Ingredients,
Fluids & Lubricants,
Food Ingredients,
Industrial Additives & Materials
Product Families
CASE Ingredients — Additives
Dispersing & Wetting Additives
Fluids & Lubricants — Additives
Performance Additives
Food Ingredients — Functional Additives
Antioxidants & Preservatives,
Processing Aids
Industrial Additives & Materials — Water Treatment Chemicals
Water Treatment Additives

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims
Halal,
Kosher

Applications & Uses

Markets
Food & Nutrition
Applications
Food & Nutrition — Food
Dairy,
Meat, Poultry & Seafood
Coating End Applications
Paper Coating
Food & Nutrition Applications
Dairy Products,
Processed Meat Products,
Seafood Products
Product Uses
  • A wide variety of processed food products, including dairy and meat processing, water treatment,.
  • Sequestrant for alkaline metals, scale control, corrosion control, softening, lead control, red and black water control.

  • Deflocculating agent in raw cement slurries

  • Dispersant in clay products and in manufacture of paper coatings

  • Peptizing agent for oil well drilling muds

  • Soap and synthetic detergent builder

  • Water treatment: sequestrant for alkaline metals, scale control, corrosion control, softening, lead control, red and black water control.

Properties

Physical Form
Granules,
Powder,
Solid
Soluble In
Water Soluble
Appearance
White, crystalline, granular material
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Assay Content (Na₅P₃O₁₀)min. 90.0%-
Molecular Weight367.9g/mol-
Total Phosporus (as P₂O₅)min. 57%-
Bulk Density (at 25°C)0.5 - 0.65g/cm³-
Particle Size Distribution (On USS 20 mesh)max. 10%-
pH (1% solution)9.5 - 10.1--
Particle Size Distribution (On USS 100 mesh)min. 90%-
Loss on Drying (at 105°C)max. 2%-
Water Insolublesmax. 0.1%-
Solubility in Water (at 25°C)15g/100g water

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance
American Water Work Association (AWWA) Certified,
FCC Compliant,
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement),
NSF Approved
Chemical Inventories
DSL (Canada),
EINECS (EU),
PICCS (Phillipines),
TSCA (USA)

Technical Details & Test Data

Typical Properties

Typical Properties

Solubility (grams per 100 grams at 25ºC) 15g
Sieving % Granular Powder
Through 20 mesh minimum 90%

minimum 99%
Through 100 mesh maximum 35%

minimum 90%
Bulk density g/cc (loose) 0.6 0.8

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type
Bags
Packaging Information
  • 50 lb net weight paper bags (R/C 20G.435) 50lb granular
  • (R/C 20G.428) 25kg granular; (R/C 20A.431) 25kg powder

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life Information

24 Month granular; 18 Month Powder

Storage and Retest Date Information
  • Store at room temperature
  • Retest date: 1095 days from the date of manufacture in original unopened packages